Tag: fishing

Princeton Fishing Team visits Boca Grande each spring

BY LEO ORSI JR The Princeton Fishing Team was started by three young Princeton High School pals who were best friends and who loved to fish. Over forty years or so, it has expanded to a group...

SW Florida Fishing: Spring fishing is here

BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN The past week a long Easter holiday weekend and spring breaks from school brought lots of families out on the water. Some pretty stiff winds most days kept the offshore...

SW Florida Fishing: Offshore fishing trip with Capt. Hickman

Capt. Brad Hickman can be reach at 941-716-3757 or OffshoreBocaGrande.com. p32Download

SW Florida Fishing: Spring fever is in the air

BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR It’s been a couple good weeks of great spring fishing. With Easter coming early the number of people and boats on the water should slow way down and the lull before tarpon...

Bluefish in the backwater

Sarah Kintner pulled in this unusually large bluefish from the Boca Grande backwater on March 24. Photo by Glenn

SW Florida Fishing: Snook-a-rama is here!

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE Lots of snook have moved into the back country! The last two weeks have been great fishing around Boca Grande, even in the high wind conditions. We are seeing lots of...

SW Florida Fishing: Spring has sprung?

BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN A little late season cold front with strong winds knocked back our local fishing for a few days last week. There was a pretty strong bite for snook and redfish going on...

SW Florida Fishing: Hard places

BY CAPT. JOE LACLAIR It’s been busy and I finally got a day to go fishing by myself. I went wade fishing yesterday in a river full of alligators and sharks. I dragged my kayak on wheels around...

Local Briefs: intro fishing, Fire Service volunteer, disaster mitigation and woodpecker

March 21, 2024
Staff Report
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Intro fishing for adults at El Jobean Pier Charlotte County Community Services invites those aged 50 and above to participate in free active programs aimed at fostering social connections and...

SW Florida Fishing: Spring has sprung?

BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE It’s starting to feel like spring here in Boca Grande, and the cold weather fishing patterns are starting to move on. The water temperatures have risen quite a bit over...